In the Republican frenzy to replace Obamacare,
their plan would cover less, cost more,
has been rejected by hospitals, doctors, seniors,
yet they rush forward to avoid scrutiny
and ditch Affordable Care for unaffordable and careless.

After Sessions' revelations and recusal,
and amid ongoing calls for his resignation,
Trump makes accusations against Obama,
unconcerned that they're baseless and bizarre.

Trump issues a second Muslim ban,
despite evidence it won't make us safer,
concerns it's unconstitutional and divisive,
and just weeks after his first was struck down.

But Trump doesn't care about rule of law,
about the truth, or about how his policies affect
the health and livelihood of regular Americans.

We've gone from Obamacare to TrumpNoCare
and the GOP's acting like it doesn't care either.

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Constituents show up in record numbers
to confront members of Congress during recess,
but Republican reps retreat from public events
faster than they retreat from defending
our civil rights and liberties in Washington.

Voters defend health care and democracy
their communities and their neighbors,
while Trump denies Russian entanglements,
depletes our good will with global allies,
and seeks to derail the Constitution.

Trump’s national security chief resigns,
the White House can’t get its story straight
on who knew what and when they knew,
and Flynn kept getting briefings even after
the DOJ warned he could be blackmailed.

Executive orders are stopped by courts,
but Trump advisers say they can ignore judges,
as they try to appoint a Supreme Court justice,
and as ICE detains DACA recipients
and other folks just for not having ID.

Israel and China policy change on the fly,
legions of civil servants resign en masse
while others go rogue within departments
that are being led by a Swamp Cabinet
of kleptocrats, oligarchs, and autocrats.

Puzder is sunk, Conway is scolded,
campaign aides were emailing with Russia,
Trump handles North Korea in public over dinner,
and finds time to tweet against critics and companies
to divert attention from his team’s impeachable offenses.

If you’re feeling nervous, you’re not alone
as this is all a matter of National Insecurity.
And for better or for worse it seems
that Trump may be as insecure as the rest of us.

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as you share ideas and a few beers
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Elizabeth Warren was silenced in Senate sessions
debating the appointment of racist Jeff Sessions.
She spoke the truth, was warned, and persisted,
a stand for justice against the Department of Injustice.

Democrats did unite in the fight to defeat DeVos,
and though they delayed, decried, they couldn’t derail
as a tie breaking vote from Mike Pence decided
a depressing, destructive choice for education.

As Trump’s court pick courts senators,
Trump courts a fight with the courts himself,
attacking judges who have stood up
to tell him to stand down on the Muslim ban.

On every front, Trump is giving Americans
reason to rise up and resist.
And Sen. Warren is giving us
the model to stand up and persist.

No need to resist good conversation and company
and we insist you raise your voice and a glass
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Trump's ban on Muslims and refugees
harkens back to the worst isolationism
of dark shadows of America's past,
but was met now with inspired protests
taking over airports and airwaves.

Trump's parade of outrageous Cabinet picks
get unified support from lockstep Republicans,
who "voice concerns" then vote yes.
But at least Democrats have started to fight
from delays to walk-outs in the Senate.

More conflicts of interest with businesses.
More coziness with Vladimir Putin.
More promotions for white nationalist Steve Bannon.
More lies from Twitter and the Press Secretary.
But at least now the press is calling them lies.

Each day with Trump is a brand new outrage,
and feels like we're trapped in a terrible day on repeat.
It's like a horror version of the movie Groundhog Day
...and one ugly groundhog is at the center of attention.

But at least people are speaking up and marching,
stiffening spines and refusing to be silenced,
and maybe grassroots energy and opposition
can turn this Groundhog Day into an early spring.

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Barack Obama had some highs and some lows,
he righted the economy but gave bankers a pass,
he withdrew from wars but expanded drones.
His successor is an ill-tempered, inexperienced
would-be strongman with Putin’s support.

Obama fought for some civil rights and liberties,
but saw other rights eroded at state levels.
He was stymied by an obstructionist Congress
but made gains when he found his executive pen.
His successor has chosen cabinet members
who disdain the very notion of functional government.

Obama found the words to heal and inspire,
to go high at our nation’s lowest moments.
His successor attacks journalists in person
and everyone else over Twitter.

Obama had the audacity of hope.
Trump has shown the audacity to grope.

From a curtain call today
to an uncertain fall tomorrow.

From No-Drama Obama to a whole new trauma.

It’s going to be a long four years.

Let’s hold on tight and hold on to each other
with good company, good ideas, good toasts,
at your local progressive social club.